All month I’ve struggled to write words in my newest NaNo novel. I often fight what I call “paralysis,” when I simply cannot seem to write. It seems far more serious than mere writer’s block because it extends beyond the inability to write and freezes my thinking. During these times of paralysis, I find it … Continue reading Paralysis prescription
I’m in!
This morning I finally made my decision. I'm in for NaNoWriMo 2012! I have a title and an extremely vague story idea. I believe the first person narrator will be an adult female, but I don't know her name yet. Not much to go on. I do know that my first sentence will consist of … Continue reading I’m in!
NaNoWriMo or No?
Do you hear that hum? It's the sound generated by fiction writers all over the globe gearing up for the annual madness of NaNoWriMo. You may well ask, "What in the world is NaNoWriMo?" NaNoWriMo is code for National Novel Writing Month, an online extravaganza in which participants attempt to write a novel of at … Continue reading NaNoWriMo or No?
The 700 Club
This post's title may remind you of a religious television program, but it actually reflects entry into what I view as the Committed Bloggers Club with this, my 700th post on Ascribelog. That is indeed a cause for celebration! My advent into the blogosphere began on June 20, 2005, so I've averaged about 100 posts annually … Continue reading The 700 Club
Still Echoing
Does it ever happen that you've been giving someone good advice and you suddenly realize you need to take it yourself? That happened to me this week. Having been cracking a whip over the head of a writing friend and encouraging her to take time daily for fiction writing, I realized I was far more … Continue reading Still Echoing
Off the launch pad
Yesterday was the local launch for my book on infant loss: Little One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss, published by Reformed Fellowship in Grand Rapids, MI. It was an amazing day. In the morning, I was with Evelyn Nikkel at KCWN's radio station for more than an hour of on air time that consisted of … Continue reading Off the launch pad
LOL Day
I'm literally Laughing Out Loud (LOL) as I anticipate today's Little One Lost (LOL) launch. Join me this morning as I participate in an hour of prayer and discussion related to the subject of infant loss on local radio station KCWN (99.9 FM). Interspersed with prayer and discussion, host Evelyn Nikkel will play appropriate music … Continue reading LOL Day
Little One Lost-local launch
This Thursday, July 5, marks the local launch of my book, Little One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss. In God's amazing providence, I have the opportunity Thursday morning to participate in an hour of prayer and discussion related to the subject of infant loss on local radio station KCWN (99.9 FM). Interspersed with prayer … Continue reading Little One Lost-local launch
Mid-America Reformed Seminary
This has been a Messenger week. Regular readers know I write for Christian Renewal, but may not be aware that I also write for Mid-America Reformed Seminary, which is located south of Chicago in Dyer, IN. As Contributing Editor for the Seminary's newsletter, the Messenger, I usually write a few articles for each issue and … Continue reading Mid-America Reformed Seminary
Living Echoes in mid-stream
Longtime readers of this blog may recall that the title Living Echoes first came to me during a personal retreat about a year and a half ago, which I wrote about here. I began a novel with that title in my NaNoWriMo effort of November, 2010. I wrote about the upcoming NaNoWriMo madness and my ideas … Continue reading Living Echoes in mid-stream
Glenda Faye Mathes 